Throughout the book \"The Catcher in the Rye,\" author J.D. Salinger uses many symbols to explain what Holden Caulfield is feeling. Three symbols that Salinger uses represent anti-change and things staying the same. The Museum of Natural History is an example of things staying the same. The carousel...

In JD Salingers' Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Caufield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. Holden has a fixation on childhood, which shows itself in many forms. The idea of protect innocence of Holden Caulfield has been clearly shown throughout the book &nda...

Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Catcher in the Rye is written by the American writer Jerome David Salinger and was published in 1951. Born on the first of January, 1919 in New York City, J. D. Salinger experienced a rather innocent and safe childhood. In the beginning of his career he wro...

Catcher in the Rye Holden and His "Phony" Family The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden acts around o...

Thesis: The "poor body," Jenny, mentioned in Robert Burns' poem, "Comin Thro the Rye," is Holden.Where does the title come from in the novel by J.D Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye ? The title comes from Holden's explanation to his sister, Phoebe, on his preferred profession. Thus the profession he...

The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulg...

Catcher in the Rye Symbolism The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, is a display of characters and incidents portrayed through the eyes of an adolscent. Holden Caulfield, the main character has been revealed in the first person view in a unique narrative of a teenage ...

The Catcher in the Rye "I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood." (William Shakespeare) The transition of adolescence to adulthood is most often represented by actio...

Catcher in the Rye. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is an adventure through the mind of an angry, disturbed and confused teenager named Holden Caulfield. After getting expelled from Pencey, Holden takes a journey to New York City. Holden had bought a red hunting h...

Catcher in the Rye In Catcher in the Rye by Jerome David Salinger, Holden Caulfield suffers from an excess of sensibility and that means an excess of emotion that prevents him from functioning in the world properly. Holden puts his standards too high. So when Holden completes one of his everyday...

The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye is a story about a young man named Holden Caulfield and the experiences that he faces after being dismissed from school. This book contains a great deal of symbolism, but it can very easily be missed in its simple story line. The st...

Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone "Life is a game, boy. A game one plays according to the rules" Sallinger (8). Old Spencer suggests this to Holden Caulfield in J.D. Sallinger's The Catcher in the Rye, expecting he would listen. Even though Holden might hear what people say, it goes in one ear an...

The ducks, the red hat, and Allie are used as symbols in The Catcher in the Rye. Another frequent topic in The Catcher in the Rye is Holden's younger brother Allie. Holden adores Allie and is very distressed about his premature death. It is easy to say that Allie's death was the beginning of ...

Holden Caulfied: Saint, Snob, or Somewhere In-between? Although J.D. Salinger has only one novel to his credit, that novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is recognized as an exceptional literary work. The key to the success of The Catcher in the Rye is the main character, Holden Caulfield. There a...

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about childhood, and of finding one's self in society. It is the story of Holden Caulfield and his everyday encounters and problems with other people in society. The story depicts a week in the life of Holden, a week full of events and en...

The Catcher in the Rye Since its original publication in 1945, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye has been subjected to much controversy concerning its vulgar and profane content. According to Herbert N. Foerstel's Banned in the U.S.A., Salinger's book ranks third on the list ...

J.D Salinger's Catcher in the Rye depicts a young teenage boy, Holden Caulfield, who gets kicked out of private schools continuously and stays in New York City before returning home to tell his family of his failure. Salinger's main focus in the novel is Holden's maturing and growing. Maturity is sh...

The Catcher in the Rye The past three weeks I have been reading the novel The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger. It takes place back in the middle nineteen hundreds. The story is about a College student whom attends college at Pencey University. This is his third school in his man...

A Reader's Guide to The Catcher in the Rye Though J.D. Salinger's book, The Catcher in the Rye, has served as a major controversial element of fiction within our reading society, it does, in fact, contain another side to the story. Holden Caulfield, who is sixteen, has just flunked out...

"I write for myself, and I want to be left absolutely alone to do it." So says Jerome David Salinger, residing in Cornish, New Hampshire. He is, quite literally, a man of few words. He's considered a genuine hero, having served for the Army Signal Corps and the Counter Intelligence ...

Catcher in the Rye is a fiction book written by J.D. Salinger in 1945. In the book the main character, Holden Caulfield, narrates to us the 1950's memory of his final day at the school Pency Prep and the mental breakdown he suffered in his expedition on the streets of New York.In Catcher in the Rye ...

The Catcher in the Rye has truly earned it's place among great classic works. J. D. Salinger created a literary piece that was completely unique. The entire novel was written in the first person view of the 17-year-old, Holden Caulfield. The majority of the story is compiled of Holden's rudim...

A Reader’s Guide to The Catcher in the Rye Though J.D. Salinger’s book, The Catcher in the Rye, has served as a major controversial element of fiction within our reading society, it does, in fact, contain another side to the story. Holden Caulfield, who is sixteen, has just fl...

People ought to be careful about what they say. Throughout the book The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, Holden, the main character, has a major conflict with society, he abominates people that act phony. Salinger portrays Holden to demonstrate how conversations can be, and are, insignifican...

Several lawsuits have been made against J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in attempts to censor the book; consequently, there have been several attempts to have Salinger's novel removed from high school libraries and reading lists, mainly motivated by parental organizations. But most of these ch...